Mechanical versus Biological Mitral Valve Replacement: Insights from Propensity Score Matching on Survival and Reoperation Rates
Feirer N, Buchner A, Weber M, Lang M, Dzilic E, Amabile A, Geirsson A, Trenkwalder T, Krane M, Vitanova K. Mechanical versus Biological Mitral Valve Replacement: Insights from Propensity Score Matching on Survival and Reoperation Rates. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39067811, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.07.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitral valve replacementBiological mitral valve replacementPropensity-score matchingValve replacementReoperation rateCumulative incidenceFollow-upMechanical mitral valve replacementMedian follow-up timeCumulative incidence of reoperationSurgical mitral valve replacementSymptomatic mitral valve diseaseIncidence of reoperationThirty-day mortalityHigh-volume centersMitral valve diseaseHistory of neurological disordersPropensity score matchingAnalyzed time pointsConcomitant proceduresPeriprocedural complicationsSingle-centerThirty-dayRetrospective studyReoperationRisk Score for Long-Term Survival and Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery
Dokollari A, Rosati F, Muneretto C, Amabile A, Pernoci M, Gemelli M, Hassanabad A, Sicouri S, Sicouri N, Yamashita Y, Baudo M, Bonacchi M, Cabrucci F, Bacchi B, Ghorpade N, Shah A, Coku L, Cameli M, Mandoli G, Kjelstrom S, Montone G, Wertan M, Ramlawi B, DiMagli A, Sutter F. Risk Score for Long-Term Survival and Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2024, 225: 10-21. PMID: 38608800, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.03.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIsolated coronary artery bypass graftingCoronary artery bypass graftingRisk scoreLong-term survivalCoronary risk scoreFollow-upExternal validationAll-cause mortalityCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryAfrican American ethnicityAll-causeBypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graftingLong-term mortalityYear follow-upPredictive risk scoreRisk score modelAmerican ethnicityGraft surgeryBypass graftingCerebrovascular eventsRisk predictorsMyocardial infarctionBootstrap cross-validationExtremely Long-Term Follow-Up of Dr William Glenn's Original Patient Cohort With Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis (1958-1990)
Lee M, Amabile A, Geirsson A, Gruber P, Kopf G. Extremely Long-Term Follow-Up of Dr William Glenn's Original Patient Cohort With Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis (1958-1990). World Journal For Pediatric And Congenital Heart Surgery 2024, 15: 298-302. PMID: 38263670, DOI: 10.1177/21501351231224342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuperior cavopulmonary anastomosisFollow-upGlenn operationCavopulmonary anastomosisRetrospective evaluation of patientsLost to follow-upAdult congenital patientsTetralogy of FallotYears of follow-upOriginal patient cohortEvaluation of patientsGroup of patientsFollow-up dataGlenn patientsCongenital patientsPalliative procedureSurviving patientsPediatric patientsAge of survivorsPatient cohortRetrospective evaluationSurvival ratePatientsMedical recordsElectronic medical records